Stool.



B. A. TAYLOR.

STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. '25, 1913' Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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BURCH A. TAYLOR, OF SPRINGVILLE, ALABAMA.

STOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed August 25, 1913. Serial No. 786,548.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, BURCH A. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springville, in the county of St. Clair and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stools, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stools and more particularly to an adjustable stool, the object of the invention being to provide a stool of this character which is especially adapted for use as a piano and organ stool or as a watch makers stool, and one which can be quickly and readily adjusted to various heights and frictionally retained in its adjusted position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a stool of this character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, the base portion of the stool being shown in vertical section; the controlling member being shown in such position as to permit adjustment of the seat relative to the base; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the device as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view in top plan of the device as illustrated in Fig. 1, with the seat, lever and spring omitted; and Fig. 4% is a view in top plan of the lever as herein disclosed, the standard being shown in section, the barrel indicated by dotted lines and the remaining parts of the device, as herein set forth, being omitted.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the base portion of my improved stool which is preferably hollow and supported by means of the legs or standards 2. Arranged within the base adjacent the lower end and at the upper end thereof are the transverse bracing members 3 which are provided with suitable openings 4 in which is slidably mounted the standard 5, said standard being provided at its lower end with a head portion 6 which is adapted to engage the lower cross piece so as to prevent the standard 5 from being entirely withdrawn from the base.

Secured at one side of the base adjacent the upper end thereof are the supporting members 7, to the upper end of which is hingedly secured a lever 8 and formed at the upper ends of the members 7 is a hook portion 9 which is adapted to engage the upper face of the lever 8 upon the upward movement of the same so as to prevent the lever from rising above the horizontal position. The lever 8 is provided with a central opening 10 which is adapted to receive the standard 5 and through which the same is movably arranged, the side walls of the opening 10 co-acting with the side portions of the standard 5 to frictionally retain the standard in various adjusted positions, it being understood that a suitable seat 11 is mounted upon the upper end of the standard, as clearly illustrated in the drawing.

The lever 8 may be of any suitable size and length and is preferably provided at its outer or free end with a bifurcation as shown at 12 in which is arranged a movable block 13', having a handle member 14 formed at its outer end adapted to be grasped whereby the lever 8 may be readily actuated. The inner end of the block 18 is arranged flush with the walls of the opening 10 and is adapted to engage with the standard 5 so as to prevent downward movement of the standard when raised to any suitable height. It will be noted that this block, should one side wall ofthe opening 10 become worn, may be adjusted inwardly to compensate for said wear, the block being adjustably held in its operative position by means of the screws 15.

A. retractible spring 16 is provided, one end of which is secured to the upper end of the base 1, while the other end thereof is secured to the under face of the lever 8 so as to normally retain the lever in its operative position, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

From the above description it will be readily apparent that in raising the standard or seat 11 to any desired height, it is merely necessary to grasp the seat and pull the same upwardly, the action thereof raising the lever 8 to a horizontal position so that the friction between the standard and the lever will be eliminated to permit the upward movement of the standard. As

soon as the standard or the seat is released, the lever 8 will drop slightly at an angle so that the side walls of the opening 10 will frictionally engage with the standard 5 and securely hold the seat in its adjusted position. lit will be noted that when it is desired to lower the seat, the handle member l-t of the lever is grasped to raise the lever to its horizontal position and to permit the standard to readily slide through the opening 10.

t will be readily apparent from the accompanying drawings taken in connection with the above description, that I have pro vided a simple and durable stool which is especially adapted for use as a piano and organ stool or a watch makers stool and one which can be quickly and readily adjusted to various heights, is simple in construction and operation, and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it Will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice, without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. A stool including a base, a standard mounted within said base and capable of endwise adjustment, supporting members projecting upwardly from said base, a lever pivotally connected between such supporting members and having its outer end bifurcated, a plug removabiy supported be tween the forks of the bifurcation to produce an opening intermediate the length of the lever and through which the standard projects, one of such supporting members having its upper extremity formed to afford an abutment overlying the lever and serving to prevent upward movement thereof above the horizontal.

A. stool including a base, a standard mounted within said base and capable of endwise adjustment, supporting members projecting upwardly from said base, a lever pivotally connected between such supporting members and having its outer end bifurcated, a plug removably supported between the forks of the bifurcation to produce an opening intermediate the length of the lever and through which the stai'idard projects, one of such supporting members having its upper extremity formed to afford an abutment overlying the lever and serving to prevent upward movement there of above the horizontal, and a retractible spring interposed between the top of the base and the lever and secured thereto and positioned at a point intermediate the pivotal connection of the lever and the standard.

In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

BURCH A. TAYLOR.

Witnesses CHAs. E. SPRUIELL, (Jr-ms. Vii. ALLIsoN.

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